Educational toy



May 13 1924.

F. T. CQRTESE EDUCATIONAL TOY Filed April 25. 1923 fMWK yawuzvvtoz Patented May 13, 1924. 1

UNITED STATES FRANK "r. confess, o'r rnookrYn nnw yonrg. j

' EDUCATIONAL Toy.

Application filed np'ril fi,

toys and has for'its primary object to proide a toy that will .develop' thezapower of concentration, memory, attention, etc. in children, and one that will prove interesting and also instructive to grown-ups. v

A further object of the invention is to provide an educational toy which can be used for the teaching of the Morse code and one that will ermit the sending of visible dots and dashes as are employed in the Morse code of signaling.

A still further object of my invention is to provide a toy of the above indicated character, which is simple in construction, efficient for the purpose intended, and one that can be folded into a compact position when not being used so that same can be easily transported or stored away into a relatively small space.

And a still further object of my invention is to provide an educational toy. of the character indicated, which can be manufactured and sold at a relatively low cost.

These and like objects of the invention will be better understood as the description follows and as is specifically pointed out in the appended claims. Y

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification,

Figure 1 is a perspective viewof a toy constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a front elevation, and

Figure 3 is a side elevation. I

Referring to the accompanying drawings in detail, like characters will be used to designate like parts in the different views.

In the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates a base for the mounting of my toy. It is to be understood that the base 5 is constructed of any suitable material and made of any desired thickness, and when using my educational toy, the base 5 is adapted to be supported on a table, chair, etc.

A board 6 is positioned at one end of the base 5 and extends at right angles thereto.

This invention relates to improvements in r923.- Serial 1:5.634521.

Posts ,having' their -upper portion's i cut away as at 8 are pivoted as at 9 to the front board 6 and. each ofthe posts? are'hi-ngedly connected as: at 10 to the .;base .5, and a clamp- 11 carried .;by. the underside of.;:the base cooperates with the hinges 10 for hold ing the 'front'board inthe position indicated i-n the accompanying drawings, 7 r ,7 Levers 12 and 13 are pivoted; to the posts 7 one-the pivots 9 and'each ofithelleversare adapted toiworkthrough a stop 14 and each of the levers is provided on its inner end with athumb piece 15.

The outer end of "the lever 12 terminates into a flat circular portion. 16 which is adapted to indicate dots of the well known Morse code-of signaling, while the lever 13 is of equalv width throughout its entire length and i is adapted to represent the' clashes of the Morse code system. On'the sponds with the color of the lever 12, while the opposite side of the front of the board has a color that corresponds to the color of the lever 13.

In the operation of my educational toy, the base 5 is supported on a table as above indicated, and the operator of the toy takes a position at the rear of same, while the parties to whom a message is to be transmitted stand at a spaced distance from the front of the board 6, and as the operatorpresses on the thumb pieces 15 of the levers ,any further explanation as to. the construction, operation, and objects of the invention is unnecessary;

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, I realize that various minor changes may be resorted exact details of construction shown, nor to the combination and arrangement of par. What lrclaim as newand desire to secure by Letters Patent is i 1. In an educational toy, comprising a base, a headboard connected to said base,

andmeans carried by one side of the headboard for sending a code message, said headboard so arranged that the code message may be read from the opposite side thereof.

2. In Ianaeducatignal toy, comprisinga base,'a headboard hingedlyeonnected to sa d base and provided with a printed code, le vers pivotedito one side of said headboard and adapted to represent the dots and dashes of a code, and means for moving said levers into view for the sending oi a code message.

In an educational toy; comprising a base, a headboard conneotedto said base, a ;panohlevers pivoted upon one SlClQ' o;

headboardand adapted to be visible from the other side of said a visible code message.

l. ln'an educational toy, comprising a headboard for sending base, a headboard connected to said base,

of said headboard,,one of said levers having a portion to represent a dash and the other a portion to represent a dot, said dotwand dash portions one said levers adapted to be visible from the'other *side ohsaid headboard for sending a visible code message.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK "T. CORTESE.

Witnesses:

.WILLIAM A. HANLEY, JAMEs A. Conny.

and a pair of levers pivoted upon one side 

